The last few months of not posting my Menu Plan Monday are killing our budget, and my waistline. Both of those things need to be trimmed, so I’m throwing myself back into the menu planning ring! A few weeks ago, I posted my menu planning tips and now I’m putting them into practice.
Our local big chain grocery stores didn’t have much in the way sale items this week, so the bulk of my shopping was done at Trader Joe’s. I really like shopping there, and prefer it to the mainstream grocers. It’s smaller, which means your choices are fewer – that saves you time!
Excited to share my Menu Plan Monday!
Monday: Leftover Super Bowl goodies ~ Jamaican Chicken Wings, easy Artichoke and Spinach dip. We’ll either have salad or sweet potato fries.
Tuesday: Marinated Chicken Breast with salad and veggies
Wednesday: Taco Night
Thursday: Oven Roasted Whole Chicken with cauliflower and broccoli
Friday: Homemade Pizza (green pepper and onions!)
Saturday: Chicken Enchiladas (made with leftover Roasted Chicken)
Sunday: Crock pot Turkey Chili
I am interested in Clean Eating. It seems to be an off-shoot of the Paleo diet, which The Texan follows 80% of the time. One of my goals for this week is to find a few clean eating recipes and add them to next week’s menu plan. If you’re a clean eater, I’d welcome any suggestions that you may have!
Have you written your menu plan for this week? Will you be trying any new recipes? If you need more menu planning inspiration, check out I’m an Organizing Junkie!
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Hi & thanks for stopping by my blog! Your menu sounds delicious, I definitely need to start menu planning more!
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Hi there! Menu planning takes a huge chunk of stress out of my life. It’s so much easier when everyone (mostly my husband) knows what’s for dinner each night.
Have a great week!
I didn’t know clean eating was a specific thing–I thought it was just one of those general terms, like eating healthy. So hey, I learned something new today!
I’m glad you’re back to posting meal plans–I always like reading them!
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It is Kiersten – and I’ll be posting about it soon. I’ve been researching like a mad woman. It’s quite interesting, and I’m happy to report that I generally eat that way. (YAY for me!)
Thanks so much for stopping by!
I can’t wait to start my menu planning again. I have been a bit lax on it and my budget shows it. We have a weekly taco night as well.
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I did so well with it last year, then fell off the wagon. I’m excited to get back on track!
I haven’t done menu planning in forever. I need to get back into it.. I’m killing our budget, especially when I don’t plan anything at all. Thanks for the motivation!
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Our budget was so out of whack, that’s what pushed me to get back into it. It’s amazing how easy it is to pick up the phone for take out when you’re not menu planning. Oh, and I’ll be glad when my waist line starts showing results too!